Gimme Shelter: A Song for Margaret Moser

A stoned soul picnic of Rolling Stones for Wattser

"...A storm pounded St. David’s North the night my son was..."

Sept. 1, 2017 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

100 Local SXSW Music Acts

A-Z list of 100 Austin acts showcasing at the Fest

"...Sat. 18, Bar 96, 11pm Nearly 15 years on, Austin's Ortiz brothers continue to stoke the fires of..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by The Music Staff

We Are X

Japanese rockers are the best band you've never heard of

"...Directed by: Stephen Kijak...."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gleeson

Vinyl Bin

"...GleesonGleeson II (Almost There)..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Music Review by Greg Beets

SXSW Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Second night SXSW handicapping

"...8pm, Flamingo Cantina Cameroon native Francis Mbappe comes by his slinky guitar chops..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Super Heavy Stones

Assessing the Rolling Stones' 2011

"...Dinosaurs as large and ancient as the Rolling Stones aren't built for speed, of course, but as an..."

Dec. 29, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Come and Take It

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears' lightning strike sophomore disc, Scandalous, stops in for a G&T at the Mustang Ranch

"...airplane-hangar warren of music business offices that comprise Soundcheck Austin, four heads huddle together, talking that secret musician language...."

April 8, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Critics Poll

"...Best Local Show..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Music Feature

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Darkness on the edge of Springsteen

"...Lost in translation from black, 12-inch vinyl records to 4¾-inch..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Psychotic Reaction

Golden Boys ringleader John Wesley Coleman indulges his compulsion

"...The local record store clerk points to a back wall, where there's an..."

Nov. 12, 2010 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

All Down the Line

Forget the Exile on Main St. reissue. Here's the 1972 Stones in all their cinematic glory, plus a 1981 bonus to make it a double feature.

"...between this year's crossfire PR hurricane for 1972 Rolling Stones magnum opus reboot, Exile on Main St., and now..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Three Other Dinosaur Discoveries

"...Rolling StonesStones in Exile (Eagle)..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Deadstring Brothers

Friday

"...Deadstring BrothersSão Paulo (Bloodshot)..."

March 19, 2010 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Miss O'Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights With the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, and the Women They Loved

Platinum groupie credentials

"...Miss O'Dell: My Hard Days and Long Nights with the Beatles, the Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric..."

Dec. 4, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

All Times Through Paradise

Introducing Austin's patron saint of musicians, Saint Cecilia

"...You shall surround me with songs of deliverance – Psalms 32:7..."

Nov. 20, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

I Built My Girlfriend's iPod

Stranded on a desert island? At least you have your iPodSolar.

"...On our desert island, a two-story bungalow faces the lagoon,..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

What Would Keith Richards Do?

Rock & Roll Summer Reading Lagniappe: “What Would Keith Richards Do? Daily Affirmations from a Rock & Roll Survivor”

"...Jessica Pallington West got it right. Even when her prayer book..."

July 17, 2009 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Cure

"...The Cure4:13 Dream (Suretone/Geffen)..."

Nov. 21, 2008 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Friday Picks

"...All showcases subject to change Vampire Weekend 11pm, Antone's..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Corralling the Shepherd

"...On songwriting..."

Sept. 28, 2007 Music Feature by Dan Oko

A Family Affair

Those Canadians are too damn happy. Must be the the donuts.

"...that many Americans have come to envy over these past six years of the Bush. Blame Tim Hortons and..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

TCB

Hair metal sneaks into ACL 2005, under a blanket of dust

"...caught about a third of the musical offerings at last weekend's sweat-off in Zilker Park: full sets by about..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Home From Home

Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return

"...Three days after a helicopter plucked them from the balcony of their New Orleans apartment, Lester Sampson and Irma..."

Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

War Made Easy

New echoes of Vietnam: 'Withdrawal would cripple U.S. credibility'

"...Obsession with seeming unequivocal and immovable has been frequent in..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Norman Solomon

SXSW Records

Jeff Beck

"...Fitting that the latest from über-guitarist Jeff Beck contains the cut "THX138," a..."

March 12, 1999 Music Feature

Flip the Switch

"...The phone is already ringing. Who? "Somebody with the Rolling Stones,"..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez